Quote of the day
Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.
Michael Schudson

Born: November 3, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Michael S. Schudson is Professor of Journalism in the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
Known for:
- Discovering the News (1978)
- The sociology of news (2003)
- The good citizen (1998)
- The Power of News (1982)
- Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press (2008)